The Waterfront Museum
Visit our web site for all upcoming show schedules and ticket info. www.waterfrontmuseum.org Hours The Waterfront Museum, (11-3569896) founded in 1985, is docked in Red Hook, Brooklyn. It is housed aboard a 1914 covered wooden barge listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Waterfront Museum has created a much-publicized cultural site and destination in Brooklyn. Its mission is to: 1. provide free and low-cost opportunities for education, exhibition and the performance arts; 2. promote historic preservation and our maritime heritage and an understanding of the importance of our "water highway for commerce, carrying commuters, culture, and recreation; 3. provide public access to waterfront piers and their unparalleled vistas and opportunities for recreation; 4. be an active voice for public waterfront access issues up and down the river.
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Welcome Aboard | Waterfront Showboat & Museum - Waterfront Barge Showboat & Museum Waterfront Barge Showboat Museum Welcome Aboard TheWaterfront Museum The Waterfront Museum is open for visits by groups schools and the general public. It hosts performances and art exhibits and features a collection of maritime and railroad artifacts relating to New York Harbor and the Lighterage Era 18601986. The lighterage system used a variety of barges to transfer cargo between ships all around the harbor and railyards that connected the harbor to the rest of America. The Waterfront Museum is housed on a Lehigh Valley Railroad Lighter the Lehigh Valley No.
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The Waterfront Museum is such a treasure! I love how it brings history to life and connects us to our maritime roots. Can't wait to visit again! 🚢💙
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